Ordinance 1531-88 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 ORDINANCE NO. / ! .-fl' 2 3 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 1O6g-84 to provide for an administrative hearing for persons whose vehicles have been 4 impounded. 5 THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 6 7 Section 1 : Section 1 of Ordinance No. 993-83 (EMC 46.10.010) which 8 reads as follows: 9 Officers authorized to remove certain vehicles. 10 Any police officer may take custody of a vehicle and provide for 11 its prompt removal to a place of safety under any of the following circumstances: 12 1 . Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon 13 the roadway in violation of any of the provisions of RCW 46.61 .560, the officer is hereby authorized to provide for 14 the removal of the vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a 15 position off the roadway. 16 2. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any highway where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to 17 traffic or jeopardizes public safety. 18 3. Whenever a police officer finds an unattended vehicle at the scene of an accident or when the driver of any vehicle 19 involved in an accident is physically or mentally incapable, or too intoxicated, to decide upon steps to be 20 taken to protect his or her property. 21 4. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is arrested and taken into 22 custody by a police officer, and the driver, because of intoxication or otherwise, is mentally incapable of deciding upon steps to be taken to safeguard his or her 23 property. 24 5. Whenever a police officer discovers a vehicle which he determines to be a stolen vehicle. 25 6. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing or 26 parked in a designated tow-away zone. 27 7. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle immobilized for twenty-four (24) hours or longer as the result of the 28 vehicle having been declared a public nuisance pursuant to 29 the City's Parking Ordinance. 30 8. Whenever a vehicle without a special license plate, card, or decal indicating that the vehicle is being used to 31 transport a disabled person under RCW 46.16.380 is parked in a stall or space marked in accordance with requirements 32 of the City's Parking Ordinance on public property or on private property without charge.